2018–19 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team

2018–19 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball
Conference Conference USA
2018–19 record 0–0 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach Steve Henson (3rd season)
Assistant coach Mike Peck
Assistant coach Scott Thompson
Assistant coach Adam Hood
Home arena Convocation Center
2018–19 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Charlotte00   00  
Florida Atlantic00   00  
FIU00   00  
Louisiana Tech00   00  
Marshall00   00  
Middle Tennessee00   00  
North Texas00   00  
Old Dominion00   00  
Rice00   00  
Southern Miss00   00  
UAB00   00  
UTEP00   00  
UTSA00   00  
Western Kentucky00   00  
† 2019 C-USA Tournament winner
As of April 9, 2018; 

The 2018–19 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by third-year head coach Steve Henson, played their home games at the Convocation Center as members of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Roadrunners finished the 2017–18 season 20–15, 11–7 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place. They defeated UTEP in the first round of the C-USA Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Marshall. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Lamar in the first round and received a second round bye before losing in the quarterfinals to Sam Houston State.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Deon Lyle1G6'5"190JuniorHastings, NESigned to play professionally by Chicago Ballers
Kyle Massie4G5'10"160JuniorHelotes, TXWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Austin Karrer11G6'4"190SeniorNew Braunfels, TXGraduated
Dante Buford21F6'7"220RS JuniorJacksonville, FLDismissed from the team
Kendall Ramlal31F6'8"225RS SeniorHouston, TXWalk-on; graduated
James Ringholt32C6'10"230SeniorRockhampton, AustraliaGraduated
George Willborn III35G6'3"195SophomoreChicago, ILTransferred to UC Riverside

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Knox Hellums21G6'5"195JuniorTomball, TXTransferred from Pepperdine. Under NCAA transfer rules, Hellums will sit out the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Atem Bior23F6'7"JuniorBrisbane, AustraliaJunior college transferred from New Mexico Military Institute

Class of 2018 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tamir Bynum
PG
Houston, TX Lamar High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jul 26, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Adokiye Iyaye
SG
Oklahoma City, OK Putnam City North High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jun 26, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 28, 2018.

    Class of 2019 recruits

    Roster

    2018–19 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 1 Christian Plummer (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoCoppell HS Coppell, TX
    G 2 Jhivvan Jackson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoTrinity HS Bayamón, PR
    G 3 Byron Frohnen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrBishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, NV
    G 4 Tamir Bynum 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrLamar HS Houston, TX
    G 5 Giovanni De Nicolao 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrI.I.S.I. Newton School Camposampiero, Italy
    F 10 Mitar Stanojević 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrCreating Young Minds Academy Belgrade, Serbia
    G 11 Adokiye Iyaye 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrPutnam City HS Oklahoma City, OK
    F 13 Mateo Escheik (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrPrestonwood Christian Academy Plano, TX
    F 15 Adrian Rodriguez 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS FrUnion HS Tulsa, OK
    G 21 Knox Hellums  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrConcordia Lutheran HS
    Pepperdine
    Tomball, TX
    G 22 Keaton Wallace 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoRichardson HS Dallas, TX
    F 23 Atem Bior 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrSt. James College
    New Mexico Military Institute
    Brisbane, Australia
    F 25 Nick Allen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrWillow Canyon HS Surprise, AZ
    F 32 Austin Timperman (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrThe Woodlands HS The Woodlands, TX
    F 41 Toby Van Ry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SrFort Collins HS
    Northwest Technical College
    Fort Collins, CO
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    *
      
    Convocation Center 
    San Antonio, TX
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 7, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    St. Edward's
    Gulf Coast Showcase campus site game
      
    Convocation Center 
    San Antonio, TX
    Nov 12, 2018*
    7:00 pm, CBSSN
    Oklahoma   
    Convocation Center 
    San Antonio, TX
    Nov 14, 2018*
    7:00 pm, FSOK
    at Oklahoma State   
    Gallagher-Iba Arena 
    Stillwater, OK
    Nov 19, 2018*
    12:30 pm
    vs. UC Irvine
    Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals
      
    Hertz Arena 
    Estero, FL
    Nov 20, 2018*
    10:00 am/4:00 pm
    vs. South Dakota State or Tulane
    Gulf Coast Showcase
      
    Hertz Arena 
    Estero, FL
    Nov 21, 2018*
    vs. 
    Gulf Coast Showcase
      
    Hertz Arena 
    Estero, FL
    Nov 26, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    at Houston   
    Sharp Gymnasium 
    Houston, TX
    Dec 1, 2018*
    3:00 pm
    Texas State
    I-35 Rivalry
      
    Convocation Center 
    San Antonio, TX
    Dec 8, 2018*
    3:00 pm
    Mid-America Christian   
    Convocation Center 
    San Antonio, TX
    Dec 15, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    vs. Arkansas
    North Little Rock Showcase
      
    Verizon Arena 
    North Little Rock, AR
    Dec 17, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    Bethany   
    Convocation Center 
    San Antonio, TX
    Dec 20, 2018*
    7:30 pm
    at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi   
    American Bank Center 
    Corpus Christi, TX
    Dec 29, 2018*
    3:00 pm
    Southeastern Oklahoma State   
    Convocation Center 
    San Antonio, TX
    Conference USA regular season
    Jan 3, 2019
    7:00 pm
    UTEP   
    Convocation Center 
    San Antonio, TX
    Jan 5, 2019
    8:00 pm
    at UTEP   
    Don Haskins Center 
    El Paso, TX
    Jan 10, 2019
    7:00 pm
    Rice   
    Convocation Center 
    San Antonio, TX
    Jan 12, 2019
    3:00 pm
    North Texas   
    Convocation Center 
    San Antonio, TX
    Jan 17, 2019
    6:30 pm
    at Middle Tennessee   
    Murphy Center 
    Murfreesboro, TN
    Jan 19, 2019
    7:00 pm
    at UAB   
    Bartow Arena 
    Birmingham, AL
    Jan 24, 2019
    7:00 pm
    Charlotte   
    Convocation Center 
    San Antonio, TX
    Jan 26, 2019
    3:00 pm
    Old Dominion   
    Convocation Center 
    San Antonio, TX
    Jan 31, 2019
    7:00 pm, Facebook
    at Western Kentucky   
    E. A. Diddle Arena 
    Bowling Green, KY
    Feb 2, 2019
    6:00 pm, Facebook
    at Marshall   
    Cam Henderson Center 
    Huntington, WV
    Feb 7, 2019
    7:00 pm
    FIU   
    Convocation Center 
    San Antonio, TX
    Feb 9, 2019
    3:00 pm
    Florida Atlantic   
    Convocation Center 
    San Antonio, TX
    Feb 14, 2019
    7:00 pm
    at Southern Miss   
    Reed Green Coliseum 
    Hattiesburg, MS
    Feb 16, 2019
    2:00 pm
    at Louisiana Tech   
    Thomas Assembly Center 
    Ruston, LA
    Feb 23, 2019
    TBA   
     
     
    Feb 28, 2019
    TBA   
     
     
    Mar 3, 2019
    TBA   
     
     
    Mar 6, 2019
    TBA   
     
     
    Mar 9, 2019
    TBA   
     
     
    Conference USA Tournament
    Mar 13–16, 2019
    vs.    
    Ford Center at The Star 
    Frisco, TX
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.
    Source[1]

    References

    1. "Men's Basketball – Schedule/Results – goUTSAcom: Official website of The University of Texas at San Antonio Athletics Department". goutsa.com.
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